The most amazing thing that I remember from the second year of managing cows had nothing to do with cows. It was the birth of a white fawn. A beautiful, rare animal she was! But I’m getting ahead of myself. There was older doe who called the ranch her home and would often be seen on…
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Memories or Instinct
When it is time to give birth cows will do just about anything to calf where they were birthed. I have watched this firsthand for over ten years now. Why is this? I don’t have a PHD in cow phycology but I’m leaning towards instinct versus memory recall. I didn’t have the memory of my birth…
Chores Twice Everyday
My favorite time of the day is chore time. Whether 5 am or 5 pm; whether the moon or sun is setting it is such a peaceful time of day. Cattle are always happy to be fed at the feeder during the winter months when the ground is too frozen and barren to graze. They…
Beef or Not, It’s Personal
Why eat out of the trough when you can lodge a protest over hay you don’t like by standing in your trough! This is one of my all-time favorite pictures and it was taken last February. Licorice is now in the freezer providing yummy homegrown beef on our table, filling our tummies, and giving us great…
4 Wheels Are Better
It takes a real confident person to admit they were wrong… As I sit on the ATV or what some call a side by side reflecting on the day it was delivered. It is called a side by side because the 4-wheel ATV sits three people legally in seatbelts. Although two people are more comfortable…